Administering The G700 Media Gateway - Avaya Communication Manager Administrator's Manual

Administering Media Servers

Administering the G700 Media Gateway

The hardware elements of the G700 Media Gateway are summarized in this section. For details
on any of these hardware components or on different configurations, see the Hardware
Description and Reference for Avaya Communication Manager, 555-245-207.
G700 Media Gateway physical design
The G700 Media Gateway is a19-inch, rack-mount design similar to other Avaya P330
hardware. The media gateway can be a member of a P330 stack of Layer 2 or 3 devices, reside
in a stack of other media gateways, or operate as a standalone unit.
of the media gateway.
Figure 203: The G700 Media Gateway (front view)
Key components of the G700 Media Gateway include:
1. LED Status Panel (top left) for the media gateway
2. S8300 Media Server slot (V1). The G700 Media Gateway does not have an S8300 Media
Server in its basic configuration.
3. P330 Expansion slot (bottom left) for adding modules such as a 16-port Ethernet expansion
module, fiber interfaces, ATM access or WAN access
4. Dual 10/100Base-T Ethernet Ports for connection to the corporate LAN (bottom center of
chassis)
5. Up to three additional media modules in slots V2 to V4 on the right side of the chassis (slots
are numbered from top to bottom)
6. 8-Pin RS-232 Serial Port (Console) for direct-connect P330 stack processor administration
(typically done by Services personnel)
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